News: Department of Criminal Justice

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Campus News |

Some inspirational words from Rebels who've made it through another fall semester.

Body camera on police officer.
Research |

Study conducted for U.S. Dept. of Justice by UNLV Center for Crime and Justice Policy, non-profit research organization CNA, and Las Vegas Metro Police.

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UNLV History |

Faculty/staff donations to the annual holiday card tree fund have been providing scholarships for 50 years.

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Business and Community |

College of Urban Affairs partners with community groups to stop Southern Nevada crisis.

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Research |

Meet three UNLV graduate students pursuing their passions through research and making a big impact in their fields.

Three students pore over notes at a mock trial.
Business and Community |

Mentored by practicing legal professionals, undergraduate students in the mock trial team are already learning what it takes to become a trial lawyer.

Group of police officers
Campus News |

Students in UNLV's crisis and emergency management program focus on preparedness for potential disasters

Erika Schumacher at Red Rock Canyon
People |

Erika Schumacher leans on her experiences as a chief ranger of public lands to coordinate the UNLV emergency crisis management program.

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Research |

From professional reasons to personal connections, faculty across campus share why they’re fond of certain works they penned.

Alexis Kennedy leans against a chain-linked fence with brick wall in the background
Research |

Last year, the Nevada attorney general’s office released statistics indicating that Las Vegas police recovered 2,229 victims of human trafficking since 1994.

Hands rest hanging ourside of jail bars
Business and Community |

Criminal justice professor Emily J. Salisbury studies how the treatment of inmates affects all of us.

Barbara Richards
People |

Barbara Richards’ nine years of service captured her first-place honors in this year’s President’s Classified Employee of the Year competition.